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# Sales Solutions Engineer - 1079 at Lightcast

- **Company:** Lightcast
- **Location:** Moscow, ID
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/economicmodeling/c4986d73-6b7a-4e9c-b404-fa03407480a9

## Job description

Sales Solutions Engineer sit at the intersection of client ambition and Lightcast innovation. They help prospects translate business challenges—such as workforce planning, skills mapping, and competitive talent intelligence—into data-driven solutions using Lightcast Job Postings, Social Profiles, APIs, Direct Data Shares, and SaaS dashboards. This role leads technical discovery, designs creative solutions, supports enterprise sales cycles, and ensures a smooth transition from solution design through implementation.

Major Responsibilities:

- Consult and design — Lead technical discovery, prototype workflows, and craft persuasive demos showcasing how Lightcast APIs, Direct Data Shares, or SaaS dashboards satisfy client use cases

- Champion the deal — Partner with Account Executives to shape evaluation plans, respond to RFIs/RFPs, negotiate proof-of-concept scope, and keep multiple stakeholders aligned through close

- Enable success — Host post-sale handoffs and solution workshops so onboarding teams can deliver on the vision sold

- Collaborate cross-functionally — Align on success plans with Account Managers and share deal context and technical artifacts to speed time to value, renewals, and expansion

Education and Experience:

- 1–3 years of experience as a Sales Solutions Engineer, Solutions Consultant, or in a comparable client-facing technical role.

- Bachelor’s degree required; experience supporting enterprise sales, particularly with Fortune 500 organizations, is a plus.

- Experience designing API integrations or Direct Data Share solutions.

- Demonstrated ability to support quota-carrying sales teams and contribute to revenue growth.

- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage both technical and executive audiences.

- Ability to create clear solution briefs, deliver live product demonstrations, and explain complex data-driven solutions.

- Working knowledge of modern large language models and experience applying them to solution development or client enablement.

Lightcast is a global leader in labor market insights with our headquarters located in Moscow, ID (US) and other offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, and India.  We work with partners across six continents to help drive economic prosperity and mobility by providing the insights needed to build and develop our people, our institutions and companies, and our communities. Lightcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and does not discriminate on the basis of federally protected statuses. Lightcast has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity of thought and unique perspectives. We seek dynamic professionals from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.

## About Lightcast

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Lightcast (formerly Emsi Burning Glass) provides the world’s most comprehensive labor market intelligence by transforming job postings, professional profiles, and government data into actionable insights for businesses, educators, and governments.
- **Entity Type**: Private (growth stage, no recent funding disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Moscow, Idaho, United States
- **Founded**: 2000
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (company was originally Emsi; merged with Burning Glass Technologies)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Labor Market Analytics, Workforce Intelligence, HR Technology, Economic Development
- **Target customers**: B2B – enterprises, government agencies, educational institutions, workforce boards, and economic development organizations
- **Mission/Purpose**: “Drive economic prosperity and mobility by providing the insights needed to build and develop our people, institutions, companies, and communities.” (source: [lightcast.io](https://lightcast.io))

## Products & Services
- **Lightcast Data Platform**: SaaS platform offering interactive maps, graphs, and dashboards to explore labor market trends, skills demand, and workforce gaps.
- **APIs & Data Feeds**: Programmatic access to the world’s largest labor market database covering 165+ countries, 3B+ job postings, and 1.2B career profiles.
- **Consulting Services**: Custom research projects and strategic advisory from a team of data scientists and economists.
- **Beyond The Buzz (AI Skills Disruption Matrix™)**: Proprietary tool and research framework to analyze AI’s impact on skills and workforce strategy.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: 521 employees (+12.8% YoY growth), 42,653 LinkedIn followers, recognized in TIME’s 2026 America’s Top WorkTech Companies
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Not publicly listed; clients include top universities, Fortune 500 firms, and government agencies; cited regularly in NY Times, WSJ, Forbes, CNBC
- **Growth Signals**: 17 active job postings (up 325% YoY); acquired Gazelle (2023) to expand data capabilities; expanding into new geographies (10 countries, including India, UK, Italy, Canada)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unmatched data breadth**: Over 3 billion job postings, 1.2 billion career profiles, and 100+ government sources across 165 countries.
- **Proprietary AI & taxonomies**: Advanced natural language processing and human-expert refinement to structure and standardize labor market data.
- **25+ years of experience**: Pioneer in collecting and analyzing labor market information at scale.
- **Trusted authority**: Regularly featured in top-tier media and used by policymakers and institutions worldwide.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI & Skills Transformation**: Leading research on how AI is reshaping skills demand, with tools like the AI Skills Disruption Matrix.
- **Education & Workforce Alignment**: Deepening partnerships with universities, governments, and workforce organizations to improve talent pipelines.
- **Global Expansion**: Strengthening presence in Europe, India, and other key markets.
- **Product Innovation**: Investing in data-driven decision-making tools for both corporate and public sector clients.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mission-driven environment focused on impact, innovation, and meaningful work. Emphasizes intellectual rigor and collaboration.
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Many roles are remote (US and global); offices in Moscow (ID), UK, Europe, and India. Distributed team across 10 countries.
- **Diverse Hiring Areas**: Actively recruiting for Sales, Product & Engineering, Data Science & Analytics, Corporate Functions, and Leadership roles.
- **Growth Opportunity**: 12.8% headcount growth; employees are given autonomy to own research agendas and drive cross-functional projects.
- **Notable Perks**: Not explicitly listed, but the company uses AI to support hiring (transparent about it); offers continuous learning through cutting-edge labor market research.

## Sources
1. [lightcast.io](https://lightcast.io/)
2. [lightcast.io – About](https://lightcast.io/en)
3. [LinkedIn – Lightcast](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightcastdata)
4. [Careers – Future Opportunities](https://jobs.lever.co/economicmodeling/69c5168b-6802-4936-963a-99615957c412)
5. [Careers – Principal Economist](https://jobs.lever.co/economicmodeling/383e7c18-24e8-4b5e-a1e5-05fc150bfd65)

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